This Report Could Help You Choose a College That Will Repay Your Investment

Unless you’ve secured significant scholarship or grant money, you can expect to shell out tens of thousands of dollars — or more — for a four-year degree.

All college grads hope investing in a college education will help them land a satisfying, high-paying career.

PayScale, a website that collects information about salaries and job benefits, recently released its annual College Return on Investment Report. It essentially outlines which colleges give grads the most bang for their buck.

PayScale calculated return on investment by finding the difference between the median pay of bachelor’s degree graduates after 20 years and the median pay of high school graduates after 24 years and subtracting the four-year cost to attend the school.

Military colleges (that often come at no cost for enlisted soldiers) and tech schools (where grads go on to enjoy lucrative careers) dominate the top of PayScale’s College ROI list.